WhatsApp arrives on JioPhone and JioPhone 2, here's how to get it

After a very long wait, WhatsApp has now finally arrived on the JioPhone and the JioPhone 2.

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Priya Pathak

New Delhi

September 11, 2018

UPDATED: September 12, 2018 09:17 IST

After a really long wait, WhatsApp has now finally arrived on the JioPhone and the JioPhone 2. The chat company, in a blogpost, announced that it now supports JioPhone on KaiOS.

"For the first time, WhatsApp will be available for JioPhone across India. WhatsApp built a new version of its private messaging app for JioPhone, running the KaiOS operating system, to give people a simple, reliable, and secure way to communicate with friends and family," mentioned the company in its blog post.WhatsApp has tweaked the app to make it compatible with the JioPhones. Along with sending chats, WhatsApp for JioPhone will also allow user to send photos and videos, all fully encrypted.

" It's also easy to record and send voice messages with just couple taps on the keypad. To get started, JioPhone users only need to verify their phone number and then they can begin chatting with other WhatsApp users one-on-one or in groups."

JioPhones already support Facebook and now WhatsApp will also start showing up on the phones. Note that WhatsApp is now available for both JioPhone as well as the new JioPhone 2 that launched this year. WhatsApp is available in the JioPhone AppStore starting September 10, 2018 and will be rolled out on all JioPhones by September 20, 2018.

"Millions of people across India can now use WhatsApp private messaging on the best-in-class JioPhone across India," said Chris Daniels, Vice President, WhatsApp. "By designing this new app for KaiOS, we hope to expand the ability for people to communicate with anyone in India and around the world by offering the best messaging experience possible to JioPhone users."

WhatsApp is available on JioPhone but the app will not exactly work the way it does not our smartphones. Being a feature phone, there are going to be some limitations to the app usage. We will discuss that separately in our user review. Meanwhile, here is how you can get the app in your JioPhone. Note that though the app has arrived on JioPhones, it may not show up instantly on your device. You will have to follow these steps to download and run the chat app in your JioPhone:

-- Go to Jio App store.

-- Download WhatsApp.

-- It won't take more than 5 seconds for the app to install.

-- You can start using the app now but only if the your device has been up[dated to the latest KaiOS version. If your device isn't updated then you will see a flash message that tells you to update your device first from the Settings.

-- Update your JioPhone OS, restart it and now start using WhatsApp on it.

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